you must do a 5 day pps assessment on or before day 8, and you may also make that your adm.a ssessment for obra. then you do a 14 day assessment. no, you may not push the first assessment out to day...
can someone point me in the right direction for learning dialysis? I have always had an interest in renal but just never was in the right place at the right time...but I am now. thank
golflinda2214 replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing
the first one, IF you are guaranteed to be finished at theend of 12 hrs. In any setting, there is the chance that you have a crisis or something that keeps you late. Think about safety on that long...
I put out MDS 3.0 hardcopies to all the "neighborhoods" and also sent along a "suggestion" list of things to chart to for the MDS (pick and choose) for each shift to be charting during the reference...
Your facility should have the means to be paying for your membership to AANAC AND sending you through the certification program. It has paid for itself over and over and the information they provide...
In this position, you know better than anyone when you have the ability to take time off and not interrupt the MDS schedule. I have a lot of autonomy, able to take off some weekdays in exchange for...
it is not on a place that I can share it. If you know anything aobut Excel, you simply format the sheet with columns for your dates. If you do not know Excel, your business office people could help...
I would say set up a spreadsheet on Excel that lists the ARDs, when the interviews are needed, assessments to be done, submission due date, date to have re-certs done, etc. I am a visual person, I...
I do, in Illinois and in Wisconsin. Some states all you do is write to the Dept. of Licensing and send in the money. Hang on to you old state though. You can go "inactive" while you decide where to...
golflinda2214 replied to pn5437's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Did you get a decent orientation? Were you followed on the floor (before expected to be alone) by a preceptor or someone who should have explained to you where the meds were kept? And, truly, have...